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| name= Pratap Chand
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| title= Member of House of Representatives of Fiji<br /> Nasinu Indian Communal Constituency
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| term_end= 2006
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| title2= Minister of Education (Fiji)
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| term_end2= 2000
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| profession= Teacher, Trade Unionist
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'''Pratap Chand''' is a former [[Fiji]]an politician of [[India]]n descent. In the [[House of Representatives of Fiji|House of Representatives]] he represented the [[Nasinu (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)|Nasinu]] [[Communal constituencies|Indian Communal Constituency]] from 1999 to 2006. He held the seat, one of 19 reserved for [[Indians in Fiji|Indo-Fijians]], for the [[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP) in the [[Elections in Fiji|general elections]] of [[1999 Fijian general election|1999]] and [[2001 Fijian general election|2001]].

Pratap Chand was noted for his contribution to education in Fiji. He was a long-time primary and secondary school teacher and a secondary school principal. He served the [[Fiji Teachers Union]] in a range of positions becoming its General Secretary in 1980, and holding the post until 1999 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. He has served as the Assistant National Secretary and as the National Secretary of the [[Fiji Trades Union Congress]].<ref>[http://pratapchand.blogspot.com/ Pratap Chand - My Opinion]</ref>

After the 1999 election, he was appointed the Minister of Education. He escaped being taken hostage during the 2000 coup because he was on a visit to Australia.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s129778.htm Aust could play key role in Fiji crisis: Minister]</ref>

In 2003, Chand was offered the portfolio of Minister of National Reconciliation and Unity, together with 13 other FLP parliamentarians who were offered cabinet positions by the Prime Minister, [[Laisenia Qarase]] but the FLP refused to accept this offer.<ref>[http://www.fiji.gov.fj/cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/8/1196/printer PM announces 14 FLP Ministers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231649/http://www.fiji.gov.fj/cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/8/1196/printer |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

In early March 2006, Chand announced his decision to retire at the [[2006 Fijian general election|parliamentary election]] scheduled for 6–13 May. The [[Fiji Times]] reported on 11 March that his wife was seriously ill in [[Australia]], but party leader [[Mahendra Chaudhry]] said that it was still possible that Chand would contest the election for the FLP. In the end, he did not.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

He was appointed to the Council of the newly established [[University of Fiji]].{{fact|date=August 2024}}

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Pratap Chand - Revision history

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